Chapter 196: The Late Emperor’s Undertaking Cut Short by Wealth…
The entire venue fell silent.
“Who is Chen Yuan?”
“That one.”
“Boyfriend?”
“Looks like he won’t escape…”
Everyone present turned their gaze towards one person…
Chen Yuan stepped back half a step, caught off guard by Leia’s sudden question. The moment he heard her say the reason was himself, he nearly fell over.
Elder Qin saw this and wasn’t in a hurry; he walked over to Leia and patiently persuaded her.
“Some things shouldn’t be said too clearly; I think you should understand, young lady.”
“You don’t need to worry about making money; the funds will definitely be stronger than the two of you starting a production line together!”
Leia looked back at Chen Yuan, as if checking if he had given her a signal.
Chen Yuan: Don’t look at me, Leia. You’ll get me in trouble, boo hoo…
Seeing Chen Yuan’s evasive look, she knew she could proceed with her own thoughts.
She shook her head again: “I won’t go.”
Elder Qin: “…”
“Why?”
Leia: “I’m doing just fine; I don’t have such great ambitions.”
“I just want to live a simple life.”
“Foolish!!” Elder Qin became a bit angry, his beard trembling.
His frustration stemmed from Leia having such talent, with the potential for greater contributions in the future, yet being content to remain in a corner!
How many people wish for such qualifications but don’t have them!
He immediately clutched his chest, frowning from discomfort…
“Elder Qin!!!”
“Elder Qin!”
Ren Xinmin, nearby, was almost shocked by Elder Qin’s episode and immediately called for someone to hurry up and call 120!
If Elder Qin had survived in those frontline places, only to lose his life at his own school, his position as principal would be effectively over.
Jiang University of Science could announce its closure tomorrow!
Until the true culprit is found, no one is allowed to leave the school!
No true culprit? There must be one!
However, Elder Qin was actually fine; he was just pretending.
Chen Yuan saw clearly from a distance that as Elder Qin was being helped, he was still peeking at Leia’s reaction with one eye open and one eye closed…
Chen Yuan’s mouth twitched; it was a bit amusing.
For such an old man, he still put on such an act to steal a person…
Chen Yuan noticed, and naturally, Leia did too.
She then took out a vital signs scanner and scanned Elder Qin’s body in front of everyone.
“Green, very healthy, eats well.”
The mechanical voice of the machine sounded, making the previously anxious crowd fall into embarrassment.
They got exposed that easily?
Elder Qin immediately stood up, grabbing the scanner from Leia’s hand!
Like a monkey, he examined the scanner, vividly portraying the image of a mischievous old man.
Elder Qin: “Wonderful… so wonderful…”
He began to scan other people with the device.
“Green, healthy body, slight insomnia.”
“Green, healthy body, mild low bl**d sugar.”
“Yellow, be modest, slight kidney deficiency.”
“??? Defamation! He’s defaming me!”
The soldiers scanned quickly blocked their faces and hid behind other soldiers… but still couldn’t escape the ridicule.
Seeing that Elder Qin was fine, Ren Xinmin let out a sigh of relief; he was really about to jump out of worry…
He quickly walked to Leia’s side and lowered his voice to ask:
“Teacher Leia, what will it take for you to follow Elder Qin?”
This time, Leia didn’t look at Chen Yuan again; she just smiled lightly and replied to Ren Xinmin, “Wherever Chen Yuan is, I will be.”
She never cared about anything outside of Chen Yuan.
She didn’t even care about herself.
After saying that, she walked over to Chen Yuan and spoke softly.
“Well, that’s easy… that’s easy…” Ren Xinmin was overjoyed and told Elder Qin.
Elder Qin then approached the two of them…
“Girl, as long as he’s where you are, right?”
Leia nodded affirmatively.
Chen Yuan widened his eyes at Leia: “???”
What are you agreeing to, Leia?
Are you plotting against me!?
Elder Qin: “Then Chen Yuan, you come with us!”
!!?
Chen Yuan: “Huh? ”
What?
“Me?” Chen Yuan pointed at himself, looking stunned.
This has really fallen on me!
“Hmm, don’t worry, we won’t treat you and your girlfriend badly, guaranteed!”
“Not…,” Chen Yuan said with a conflicted expression.
“Food and housing, including your future children’s schooling…”
The commander on the side continued to pile on…
???
What’s with the kids now?!
Leia, hearing this, pursed her lips and covered her mouth with a smile.
Chen Yuan: “Sorry, Commander, I’m still a child myself…”
“Tsk…”
The persuasion targets of the Commander and Elder Qin shifted to Chen Yuan, launching a barrage of persuading…
But Chen Yuan had reasons he couldn’t go.
Besides Leia, he had four kids to take care of…
If he left, wouldn’t they follow him overnight?
“I’m puzzled; why would you not want such a good thing?”
Ren Xinmin shook his head in confusion.
What a great benefit this is!?
If the two of them go, the level of his school will definitely surpass the neighboring one…
Wait, no, if Teacher Leia doesn’t go, I can fund her research…
A talent favored by Elder Qin…
Couldn’t that also help the school improve its level, or perhaps even higher?
Hiss~
A few people found an office to quietly negotiate.
In the end, naturally, they didn’t capture Chen Yuan.
After negotiations between Chen Yuan and Elder Qin, with Leia on the side acting as a bargaining chip, signaling Chen Yuan, they finally settled on an agreement simply.
They could not interfere with Chen Yuan’s company, but Leia would need to give up the core technology.
Of course, they wouldn’t take it for free; they would buy it!
For a talented individual like Leia, it’s not as simple as just saying “you can join” or “you insulted me.”
Such a capable talent can only be treated with care!
After all, compared to the small inventions she has created, Elder Qin values Leia as a person even more!
Just her alone can bring so many benefits to the country!
How much manpower and resources can be saved by breaking through a technical barrier?
Technical problems that would take hundreds of researchers months and cost hundreds of millions could be solved by her all at once!
If she gets offended and runs off to another country, what will happen?!
Thus, for the first time in his life, Elder Qin ate a loss, and it was at the hands of a girl in her twenties…
He had a vague feeling of experiencing a sense of defeat in front of his own granddaughter…
In the end, his love for talent prompted him to make a significant decision.
He would open a research institute inside Jiang University of Science!
He had dedicated his life to research; after all, he had a bit of a mad scientist personality.
So, he wanted to be able to see Leia’s technical skills at all times!
A sudden fortune!
Ren Xinmin, upon hearing this, was so excited he nearly jumped up to applaud…
Build a building immediately!! Build a building immediately!!
Construction team! Get moving in quickly!!
I want you to recreate the miracle of building a hospital in three days!!!
“By the way, Chen Yuan, Leia, set a price for your technology; feel free to charge however much you want.”
The Commander only took charge of Elder Qin’s protection and aftermath, while ignoring everything else.
Anyway, whatever Elder Qin wants, he would be responsible for buying.
However, judging from Elder Qin’s reaction and his attitude toward Leia, this technology would probably be worth a lot of money; it might be a big number…
Not sure if he needs to report it to the higher-ups…
He was already prepared to face a lion’s mouth…
Chen Yuan didn’t understand the technical value and turned to ask Leia:
“Is this technology worth anything?”
“Not really; the really valuable stuff I plan to use at home…”
Leia harbored her own little thoughts and certainly wouldn’t be naïve enough to put out the good things.
Hearing Leia say this, Chen Yuan felt like laughing but was also embarrassed to do so.
How does it feel like Leia is selling garbage…
With you saying it like that, I don’t even dare to casually set a price…
So Chen Yuan just gestured a one to the Commander, indicating a million as a token price.
Leia, that girl, is a bit crafty; it’s too embarrassing to really take advantage of you…
Besides, I wouldn’t dare ask for too much from you…
“If it’s 1 billion… I need to report to the higher-ups…”
The Commander frowned, looking as if he expected this…
“Pfft!”
“What? Could it be that it’s not 1 billion? 10 billion is a bit…”
“What’s wrong with 10 billion!? The annual funding allocated to various research institutes is more than 10 billion; can they solve these technical challenges?”
Before Chen Yuan could speak, Elder Qin was already retorting against him.
“But Elder Qin, this is certainly not a small sum…”
“Don’t say any more; consider it as stopping my funding for the first half of next year; I approve it!”
Chen Yuan covered his mouth and muttered softly:
“Ah, no, that’s not what I meant; this money… I’m not really…”
This is before I even start my own business…
Now it really feels like the late emperor’s venture was cut short midway…
I might as well just support this girl Leia…
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